Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Our fabulous two week South American Adventure was coming to a close as today would be our last full day in Argentina.
The Andes Mountains as we awoke
on this fine morning in Mendoza
A map of Argentina as we
strolled about the town
Our tour guide leading his
flock to our next destination
It's an elephant
The first stop on the day's
walking tour was Plaza España
Laurie fanning herself while
sitting on Spanish tiles
Spanish tile works were all about us
My two favorite traveling companions
The Glory that was Spain
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A Spanish Conquest glorified
It was a truly magnificent plaza.
Our lunch spot thanks to my
Cousin Ernesto's hardy recommendation
La Marchigiana had a vibrant interior
It also had AMAZING pasta!
Funky mobile suspended above
the La Marchigiana dining room
Our waiter Manuel was a hoot!
We all had exceedingly good pasta dishes for lunch. GREAT CALL Ernesto!
We continued to stroll to aid in the digestion of our hardy lunch.
Too bad the plant was not as
colorful as the pot
Another plaza to visit
The starkest of the plazas that we visited today.
Heroes of South American Liberty
General Bernardo O'Higgins and
General José de San Martín
This was the only thing of note in this run down Plaza Chile.
"We are the species in danger of
extinguishing everything"
The last of our plaza visits
This fountain was dedicated to
Dante's Divine Comedy
Three headed animal in a Circle of Hell
Disturbing
Romulus and Remus
The Founders of Rome
Another soul in Hell
Aspire to be at this upper level
of Dante's post-apocalyptic musings
Stylish Italian Heroes
who came to Argentina
Onward we marched.
A meal for another trip perhaps
Hey, her pants match the mural
A fairy atop the Patagonian Brewery
I just liked the colors
Hmmm . . .
I wouldn't buy perfume from here
The view out of our hotel window
as we returned from our walk
We regrouped for a couple of hours, packed our bags and then made our dinner plans.
As it was our last night in Argentina, we all agreed to go to a parrilla for one last taste of famous Argentine beef.
La Barra got the call
Its interior was eclectic
Part of their basic menu
Brian getting all lovey-dovey
with Koreen
Nice bar area
There he is! Our GRILL MASTER!
When our food arrived, there was no doubt that we had made a good choice.
Of course, we ordered an exquisite
bottle of Malbec wine to pair with . . .
. . . our Tomahawk Steak that was
indeed "un churassco bien jugoso!"
What a pleasant chore,
this steak was beyond compare
I did share it with Laurie after our waitress told us that each of us ordering a steak was way too much, each couple needed just one Tomahawk Steak.
Thank goodness for her honesty.
It was a perfect last meal that allowed us to savor Argentina's time honored parrilla cuisine culture.
GRILL ON!
Better than yesterday's
total steps to be sure
Koreen FitzGerald Update
For the second consecutive day, Koreen did not face plant!
GREAT JOB, KID!
Tomorrow morning we fly from Mendoza to Santiago de Chile where we'll have a ten hour layover.
We plan to take a taxi into Santiago de Chile to use up much of our layover time exploring a bit more of the Chilean capital city.
Then we'll take the long overnight, red-eye flight home to Los Angeles where we will touch down early Friday morning.
The Adventure continues, stay tuned . . .
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